Elsworth, 22, pleaded guilty in July to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving to Jemma Tatton and her friend Gemma Dyson.

He also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking, failing to stop after a road accident, failing to report a road accident to police, driving while disqualified and using a car without insurance.

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Elsworth, of Branch Street, was due to be sentenced in August, however the case was adjourned because of missing information.

At the latest hearing this week, prosecutor Suzanne Hargreaves requested another adjournment so the court could receive more information and a prognosis on Miss Tatton’s ‘life-threatening’ and ‘life-changing’ injuries.

Miss Hargreaves told the court: “It’s extremely unfortunate and all I can do is apologise.”

The incident relates to a collision on July 1 this year when a Mercedes CLK collided with a wall on Plantation Street near to the junction with Booth Road.